Gear Reviews
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Digital POTA for Beginners — How to Activate a Park with FT8
Parks on the Air is one of the most rewarding activities in amateur radio — you take your station to a state or national park,...
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Xiegu X6200 Accessories — What's Worth Buying and What You Actually Need
The Xiegu X6200 is one of the best portable HF radios available right now for POTA operations. It comes reasonably well equipped out of the...
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Building a LiFePO4 Field Battery for POTA — My 32Ah Ammo Can Build
One of the most satisfying builds you can do for POTA is your own field power unit. Commercial options exist but they're expensive, often undersized,...
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What Coax I Use for POTA Activations — and Why
Coax is one of those things that doesn't get talked about enough in POTA circles. Everyone obsesses over the radio and antenna but the feedline...
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POTA Go-Bag Essentials — What I Carry to Every Activation
Every POTA activation starts with the same question — did I pack everything? After several activations across Florida state parks I've dialed in a go-bag...
POTA Go-Bag Essentials — What I Carry to Every Activation